Rootstown lost to Waterloo back in October of 2019, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Monday. Everything went the Rootstown Rovers' way against the Waterloo Vikings as the Rootstown Rovers made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rovers.
After all that action, the final score was 25-17, 25-16, 25-19.
Rootstown's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kylie Shelly, who had four aces and ten assists. The dominant performance gave Shelly a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Allison Strickland, who had six kills and four digs.
Rootstown kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 8.
Rootstown's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Waterloo, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Rootstown will venture away from home to challenge Woodridge at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Woodridge will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Rootstown surely won't give up without a fight. As for Waterloo, they will host Memorial at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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